American Silver in the Art Institute of Chicago

American Silver in the Art Institute of Chicago
Title American Silver in the Art Institute of Chicago PDF eBook
Author Art Institute of Chicago
Publisher Yale University Press
Pages 269
Release 2016-01-01
Genre Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN 030022236X

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The history of American silver offers invaluable insights into the economic and cultural history of the nation itself. Published here for the first time, the Art Institute of Chicago's superb collection embodies innovation and beauty from the colonial era to the present. In the 17th century, silversmiths brought the fashions of their homelands to the colonies, and in the early 18th, new forms arose as technology diversified production. Demand increased in the 19th century as the Industrial Revolution took hold. In the 20th, modernism changed the shape of silver inside and outside the home. This beautifully illustrated volume presents highlights from the collection with stunning photography and entries from leading specialists. In-depth essays relate a fascinating story about eating, drinking, and entertaining that spans the history of the Republic and trace the development of the Art Institute's holdings of American silver over nearly a century.

American Silver in the Art Institute of Chicago

American Silver in the Art Institute of Chicago
Title American Silver in the Art Institute of Chicago PDF eBook
Author Elizabeth McGoey
Publisher
Pages
Release 2018
Genre Silverwork
ISBN 9780865592995

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"The history of American silver offers invaluable insights into the economic and cultural history of the nation itself. Published here for the first time, the Art Institute of Chicago's superb collection embodies innovation and beauty from the colonial era to the present. In the 17th century, silversmiths brought the fashions of their homelands to the colonies, and in the early 18th century, new forms arose as technology diversified production. Demand increased in the 19th century as the Industrial Revolution took hold. In the 20th century, modernism changed the shape of silver inside and outside the home. This beautifully illustrated volume presents highlights from the collection with stunning photography and entries from leading specialists. In-depth essays relate a fascinating story about eating, drinking, and entertaining that spans the history of the Republic and traces the development of the Art Institute's holdings of American silver over nearly a century." -- Provided by publisher.

Silver of the Americas, 1600-2000

Silver of the Americas, 1600-2000
Title Silver of the Americas, 1600-2000 PDF eBook
Author Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Publisher MFA Publications
Pages 568
Release 2008
Genre Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN

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Edited by Gerald W.R. Ward and Jeannine Falino. Text by Gerald W.R. Ward, Jeannine Falino, Jane Port, Rebecca Ann Gay Reynolds.

American Silver at the Art Institute of Chicago

American Silver at the Art Institute of Chicago
Title American Silver at the Art Institute of Chicago PDF eBook
Author David A. Hanks
Publisher
Pages 5
Release 1970
Genre Silverwork
ISBN

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Gauguin

Gauguin
Title Gauguin PDF eBook
Author Gloria Lynn Groom
Publisher Yale University Press
Pages 336
Release 2017-01-01
Genre Art
ISBN 0300217013

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An unprecedented exploration of Gauguin's works in various media, from works on paper to clay and furniture Paul Gauguin (1848-1903) was a creative force above and beyond his legendary work as a painter. Surveying the full scope of his career-spanning experiments in different media and formats--clay, works on paper, wood, and paint, as well as furniture and decorative friezes--this volume delves into his enduring interest in craft and applied arts, reflecting on their significance to his creative process. Gauguin: Artist as Alchemist draws on extensive new research into the artist's working methods, presenting him as a consummate craftsman--one whose transmutations of the ordinary yielded new and remarkable forms. Beautifully designed and illustrated, this book includes essays by an international team of scholars who offer a rich analysis of Gauguin's oeuvre beyond painting. By embracing other art forms, which offered fewer dominant models to guide his work, Gauguin freed himself from the burden of artistic precedent. In turn, these groundbreaking creative forays, especially in ceramics, gave new direction to his paintings. The authors' insightful emphasis on craftsmanship deepens our understanding of Gauguin's considerable achievements as a painter, draftsman, sculptor, ceramist, and printmaker within the history of modern art.

Sargent, Whistler, and Venetian Glass

Sargent, Whistler, and Venetian Glass
Title Sargent, Whistler, and Venetian Glass PDF eBook
Author Sheldon Barr
Publisher Princeton University Press
Pages 336
Release 2021-12-14
Genre Art
ISBN 0691222673

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Murano Glass and its Collectors in Aesthetic America / Melody Barnett Deusner -- Venetian Mosaics and Glass in the United States, 1860-1917 / Sheldon Barr -- "Where Have Titian's Beauties Gone?" : Sargent and Whistler on the Streets of Venice / Stephanie Mayer Heydt -- Interweaving Worlds : Antique and Revival Lace in Italy and in the United States, 1872-1927 / Diana Jocelyn Greenwold -- Sparks of Genius : American Art and the Appeal of Modern Venetian Glass / Crawford Alexander Mann III -- Biographies / Brittany Emens Strupp, Crawford Alexander Mann III.

Ireland

Ireland
Title Ireland PDF eBook
Author William Laffan
Publisher Yale University Press
Pages 289
Release 2015-01-01
Genre Art
ISBN 0300210604

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A sweeping survey of the arts of Ireland spanning 150 years and an astonishing range of artists and media This groundbreaking book captures a period in Ireland's history when countless foreign architects, artisans, and artists worked side by side with their native counterparts. Nearly all of the works within this remarkable volume--many of them never published before--have been drawn from North American collections. This catalogue accompanies the first exhibition to celebrate the Irish as artists, collectors, and patrons over 150 years of Ireland's sometimes turbulent history. Featuring the work of a wide range of artists--known and unknown--and a diverse array of media, the catalogue also includes an impressive assembly of essays by a pre-eminent group of international experts working on the art and cultural history of Ireland. Major essays discuss the subjects of the Irish landscape and tourism, Irish country houses, and Dublin's role as a center of culture and commerce. Also included are numerous shorter essays covering a full spectrum of topics and artworks, including bookbinding, ceramics, furniture, glass, mezzotints, miniatures, musical instruments, pastels, silver, and textiles.